Alfred is the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Crowe Singapore, Head of Risk and Corporate Advisory and Audit Partner. He has more than 25 years of diverse professional experience providing internal and statutory audits, corporate governance reviews, risk consulting and business advisory services to clients from various industries. His clients include financial institutions, venture capital, investment banks, information technology, internet, manufacturing, engineering and trading companies.
Alfred served six (6) years at the legacy Arthur Andersen and also has extensive experience in commercial financial management and fund raising. As the Deputy Managing Partner and Audit Partner, Alfred is also involved in the firm’s in-house training courses on topics related to audit, accounting and corporate advisory.
His experience includes:
- Advising clients on risk management as well as corporate governance;
- Assisting clients in streamlining of critical business processes to enhance operational efficiency;
- Assisting clients in their preparation for listing with the Singapore Exchange by providing professional advice on group restructuring, profit and cash flow forecasts and pro forma consolidated accounts;
- Strategic planning, reorganisation and operations improvement projects for various companies as part of their globalisation, expansion and listing efforts;
- Assisted companies in performing due diligence and profit forecast reviews in connection with mergers and acquisitions;
- Assisted companies in fund raising; and
- Serving as the Audit Committee Chairman of several listed companies.
He is a Practicing Member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA) and a Member of CPA Australia. Alfred is also a Council Member of the Singapore Road Safety Council.
Alfred holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree with majors in Accountancy and Economics from Deakin University, Australia.